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A World to ExploreFri, 09 Dec 2016 11:28:47 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1By: » Mass Extinctions and the Post-Cretaceous World (November 22) History of Life course at The College of Woosterhttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-5001
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:18:02 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-5001[…] effects. I should add that I visited the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary this past summer in Alabama, Mississippi, Israel and The Netherlands, so I’m passionate about this story! We will briefly […]
]]>By: Mark Wilsonhttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-4539
Sat, 22 May 2010 20:21:09 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-4539That would be fun, Meagen! The problem, though, is that at this locality we were so close to the impact that tsunamis and other effects (see above) have ensured there is no preservation of a discrete iridium-rich clay layer. We may find some material later that we can submit to your magic lab.

Hope the field trip is going well!

]]>By: Wooster Geologists » Blog Archive » Post-Cretaceous Weirdnesshttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-4538
Sat, 22 May 2010 20:16:32 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-4538[…] some unusual complexity. At the southern end of the section it is simple enough, as shown in a previous blog post. Just a few meters north, though, the boundary section looks like this: Cretaceous-Tertiary […]
]]>By: Meagenhttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-4537
Sat, 22 May 2010 14:43:06 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-4537Did you bring back a sample that I can zap in my labs? It would be neat to see if we could detect the Ir ourselves (I’ve never done that before!)
]]>By: Lynhttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-4536
Sat, 22 May 2010 02:00:06 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-4536Those ferns are also thrilled to be in that place! And looks like a little moss there on the closeup! Glad you are having fun and getting some good stuff.
]]>By: Mark Wilsonhttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-4533
Fri, 21 May 2010 21:43:17 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-4533I had to look that one up, Ron, and now I get it!
]]>By: Ron Schotthttp://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2010/05/21/an-intimate-visit-to-the-cretaceous-tertiary-boundary/comment-page-1/#comment-4532
Fri, 21 May 2010 21:06:32 +0000http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/?p=1625#comment-4532K/T is just fine with me, but K-P(i)g is OK, too, mainly because of it’s “rock” related double entendre.
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